Articles tagged "Kidney"

2018 American Transplant Congress
High Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) Donor Kidneys: Use Them, Don't Lose Them!
D. Harriman, A. Farney, J. Rogers, G. Orlando, A. Reeves-Daniel, M. Gautreaux, W. Doares, S. Kaczmorski, R. Stratta.
Surgery, Medicine, Pathology, Pharmacy, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.
Introduction: With the development of the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) and a new Kidney Allocation System (KAS) implemented on 12/4/14, the expanded criteria donor…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Geographic Variation in Deceased Donor Kidney Waitlist Deaths after Declining an Organ Offer
F. Winterhalter,¹ S. Husain,¹ R. Patzer,² S. Pastan,² S. Mohan.¹
¹Department of Medicine/Nephrology, Columbia University, New York, NY; ²Department of Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; ³Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Introduction: Despite the severe organ shortage, nearly 20% of all deceased donor kidneys procured in the United States are discarded annually. Wait times for kidney…
2018 American Transplant Congress
The Advantage of Utilizing ABO and HLA Compatible Pairs in Kidney Paired Donation
A. Basu,¹ C. Kosberg,¹ H. Khamash,² M. Mai,³ M. Prieto,¹ C. Schinstock.¹
¹Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; ²Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ; ³Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
BACKGROUND: Kidney paired donation (KPD) programs are mainly used to facilitate transplantation for candidates with ABO or HLA incompatible living donors. However, the benefit of…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Race/Ethnicity and Hypertension Self-Care Behaviors among US Living Kidney Donors
M. Johnson, T. Purnell, X. Luo, L. Cooper, M. Waldram, D. Crews, M. Henderson, A. Massie, D. Segev.
Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD.
Purpose: Despite the success of live donor kidney transplantation as an optimal treatment for ESRD, some living kidney donors may be at increased risk of…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Development of a Screening Tool to Predict Chronic Kidney Disease Risk in Post-Nephrectomy Living Kidney Donors
J. Na,¹ J. Park,¹ M-.G. Yoon,¹ H. Lee,² Y. Yoon,³ K. Huh,⁴ M. Kim,⁴ S. Kim,⁴ Y. Kim,⁴ W. Han.¹
¹Department of Urology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Urological Science Institute, Seoul, Korea; ²Department of Urology, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang-si, Korea; ³Department of Urology, Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; ⁴Department of Surgery-Transplantation, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Purpose: We aimed to develop a prediction models of chronic kidney disease (CKD) for the 1-year period after donor nephrectomy in living donors.Materials and Methods:…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Evaluation of Financial Well-Being of Living Kidney Donor Candidates
S. Singh,^1,2 G. Bannerman,² A. Yantsis,² M. Liu,² F. Gumabay,² O. Famure.²
¹Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; ²Division of Nephrology and the Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Despite the known benefits of living donor kidney transplantation, the rate of living kidney donation in Canada has not increased. Potential reasons include the lack…
2018 American Transplant Congress
Successful Utilization of Deceased Donor Kidney Allografts with KDPI>85: The Organ is Not Wholly to Blame
A. Agarwal,¹ A. Nishio Lucar,² A. Nickkholgh,¹ K. Brayman,¹ A. Doyle,² J. Oberholzer.¹
¹Dept. of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA; ²Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
Background: High kidney donor profile index (KDPI)>85% organs are increasingly discarded, suggesting missed opportunities to provide patients the benefits of transplantation. Herein, we report the…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Factors Predicting 30-Day Hospital Readmission After Kidney Transplant.
J. Ostrem, M. Brokhof, N. Kenyon, E. Hollinger, S. Jensik, O. Olaitan, M. Hertl, N. Alvey.
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background: Hospital readmissions after kidney transplant have been associated with increased morbidity, mortality, decreased quality of life, and increased healthcare costs. The objective of this…
2017 American Transplant Congress
Evolution of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in Kidney Donors.
H. Ibrahim,¹ D. Berglund,¹ S. Jackson,² A. Matas.¹
¹U of MN, Mpls; ²M Health, Mpls
Most living donors (LDs) enjoy excellent HRQOL after donation. However, most studies addressing HRQOL in this group have ascertained HRQOL related outcomes only at one…
2017 American Transplant Congress
The Use of a Furosemide Stress Test (FST) for Assessment of Discarded Deceased Donor Kidneys in an Ex-Vivo Normothermic Perfusion Model.
I. Palma, Y. Smolin, S. Kabagambe, A. Perry, I. Palma, J. Sageshima, R. Perez.
Department of Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Studies have shown that Ex-Vivo Normothermic Perfusion (EVNP) has the potential to assess viability and function of high-risk deceased donor kidneys. A diuretic response to…